The Château d’Amboise,Tour des Minimes !!! 

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Let me tell you about a dandy in my road warrior rounds in the wonderful sublime Loire Valley. This is a spot have come several times to the gorgeous castle, I came by again this week and took nice pictures for you and me. It was a great experience, and always looking forward to be back,eventually, Do read my several posts on the castle and City in my blog, This time let me tell you again on the Château d’Amboise, Tour des Minimes !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

Amboise

Louis-Philippe had the château converted into a holiday resort for the Orléans family, some of whose memorabilia are gathered here. In 1843, the sovereign entrusted his eldest son, Ferdinand-Philippe, with the task of building a panoramic lounge on the roof of the Tour Minimes which adjoins this room.

The Tour des Minimes , one can overlook the Loire from 40 meters above the ground. The panoramic lounge, built there in 1843 (now disappeared), welcomed Prince-President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte , who came to announce his release to Emir Abd el-Kader on October 16, 1852. The top of this tower was entirely rebuilt at the end of the 19C. A staircase leads down to the ramp of the cavalier tower, built during the reign of Charles VIII. In the Cavalier Ramp ,this helix-shaped ramp ingeniously allowed the horses of the king or the Emperor to reach the terraces of the castle from the city. It was through the other cavalier tower, the Tour Heurtault , that Emperor Charles V made his entrance in December 1539 at the invitation of King Francis I. His stay was marked by an incident; a torch ignited a wall hanging on the passage of the imperial convoy. Having emerged unharmed from the accident, the Emperor continued his journey the next day towards Flanders. At the top of the cavalier ramp, one reaches the galerie d’Aumale gallery. This gallery is named after the 5th son of King Louis-Philippe, the Duke of Aumale , owner of the château from 1895. A soldier and politician, he was also a great patron, behind the largest private collection of ancient books and art in France, now housed at the Château de Chantilly (see posts), under the aegis of the Institut de France (see post). During the Renaissance, this gallery connected the royal residence to the apartments of Henri II and his children , which no longer exist, and which overlooked the gardens. Climb to the roof of the Tour des Minimes to admire the view over the rooftops of Amboise and the Loire, then descend via the bridleway of the Tour des Minimes.

The official Château d’Amboise : https://www.chateau-amboise.com/en/

The city of Amboise on its heritage: https://www.ville-amboise.fr/88/monuments-a-visiter.htm

The local Val de Loire tourist office on the château d’Amboise :  https://www.tourainevaldeloire.com/en/offers/chateau-royal-damboise-amboise-en-5153576/

The Centre Val de Loire region tourist office on the Château d’Amboise :  https://www.loirevalley-france.co.uk/discover/loire-chateaux/royal-chateau-amboise/

There you go folks, another dandy town and beautiful castle, always great memories of always ! . It was a great experience to know it, always wonderful uplifting and with great history and architecture I like. Again, hope you have enjoy the post on the Château d’Amboise, Tour des Minimes !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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